New fossil nematodes in Dominican and Baltic amber

Nematology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 483-488

  Poinar, George O ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Araneae; description; Heydenius arachnius n. sp; Heydenius phasmatophilus n. sp; Heydenius podenasae n. sp; Heydenius trichorosus n. sp; Lepidoptera; morphology; new species; Phasmatodea; Trichoptera

Indexed keywords

AMBER; FOSSIL RECORD; INSECT; MORPHOLOGY; NEMATODE; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; SPIDER;

BALTIC REGION;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LEPTOCERIDAE; MERMITHIDA; MERMITHIDAE; MERMITHOIDEA; NEMATODA; PHASMATIDAE; PHASMATODEA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 84861369362     PISSN: 13885545     EISSN: 15685411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854111X612199     Document Type: Article

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